Keystone swept through the Skye division of the United East Conference as did Penn State Harrisburg in the Volt division. Both will meet next weekend for bragging rights and an auto bid to the NCAA Playoffs the following week.
Mitchell stayed perfect in the GNAC and has never lost a GNAC conference game having joined the GNAC this year. The Mariners are just one of three teams who enter this week without a loss in conference play. UMass-Dartmouth and Penn State-Harrisburg also have no conference losses.
Misericordia and Rowan are favorites in Region 4. If either falters, the likes of Arcadia, Montclair State and Penn State-Harrisburg are waiting in the wings with a team that can top either the Cougars or the Profs.
Thanks to a two-out, walk-off home run by Dallas Hite in the opening contest of Saturday's doubleheader, Penn State Harrisburg's baseball team split games two and three of its NCAA Regional Series with No. 2 Salisbury on Saturday afternoon to guarantee a third day of action on Sunday morning.
Penn State Harrisburg left no doubt in a 27-7 victory over Penn College that clinched the program's third straight United East Championship and secured a fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. Brendan Henn was named the United East Tournament MVP after hitting .625 and slugging 1.615 with four home runs, nine runs scored, seven RBI, a double, and two walks across three victories.
For the third time in as many seasons, Penn State Harrisburg was crowned United East Champions after downing Penn College, 27-7, Saturday afternoon on a drizzly day in Middletown, Pa.
Penn State Harrisburg reached the 30-win mark thanks to a doubleheader sweep of United East rival Penn State Abington on Thursday afternoon. The Lions secured a 10-2 win in the opener before closing out the day with an 11-5 victory in the nightcap. Matt Parks led the way at the plate, driving in nine runs across both games.
Behind a stellar start from Danny Eden and timely home runs from Matt Parks and Lucas Floyd on Sunday afternoon, Penn State Harrisburg wrapped up the weekend with an 8-2 victory over No. 1 Salisbury that halted the Sea Gulls' 14-game win streak.
The two best teams in the ODAC and both ranked in the Top 10, split with Lynchburg taking the opener and Shenandaoh winning in the nightcap. just north of this game in Winchester, Virginia, Penn State Harrisburg dealt the top ranked Salisbury a loss.
Penn State Harrisburg completed the weekend sweep of United East foe Wells with a 16-6 victory. Maddux Ryan drove in seven runs and became just the third player in program history to hit for the cycle.
Baldwin Wallace fell behind early but in between snowflakes, found enough offense to defeat Hiram. The day was better in Harrisburg, well only for the Shenandoah Hornets as they blanked the homestanding Lions.
Penn State Harrisburg racked up 24 hits, including seven extra-base knocks in a 23-9 win over conference foe Penn College on Sunday afternoon. Carlos Irizarry, Blaine Waltimyer, and Kevin Lehner each homered, with Irizarry hitting a grand slam and driving in seven runs. Hunter Merritt earned his fifth win of the year on the mound, tallying seven strikeouts and allowing three runs in five innings thrown.
Penn State Harrisburg extended its recent win streak to 15 in a row thanks to a 7-1 victory over No. 17 Rowan on Tuesday afternoon. Danny Eden earned his fifth win of the year after going eight innings and allowing just one run to go along with five strikeouts. Matt Parks, Maddux Ryan, and Carlos Irizarry each had multi-hit outings to lead the way at the plate.
We continue to play the greatest hits as it was Haverford who set a runs record in a 33-8 win over Washington College. Also in Pennsylvania, Penn State-Harrisburg extended their win streak to 15 game with a win over No, 17 Rowan.
Penn State Harrisburg completed the weekend sweep of United East foe St. Mary's (Md.) with a pair of 6-2 road wins on Saturday afternoon, April 8. With the victories, the Lions extended their recent win streak to 14 in a row.
Penn State Harrisburg's Kevin Lehner slashed .600/.667/1.333 with a stellar OPS of 2.000 and racked up 20 total bases, three home runs, two doubles, two walks, eight runs, and seven RBI in four victories last week.
Penn State Harrisburg extended its recent win streak to a dozen with a 15-1 road victory over St. Mary's (Md.) on Friday afternoon. Kevin Lehner hit a three-run home run, Carlos Irizarry had four hits and drove in three runs, Maddux Ryan had a three-hit outing, and Matt Parks scored four runs.
Penn State Harrisburg set a new program record for hits (30) and matched the single-game program record for RBIs (29) in a 28-1 victory over United East foe Gallaudet on Saturday afternoon. Lucas Floyd hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, while Carlos Irizarry finished 3-for-4 with an inside-the-park home run, four RBIs, and three runs.
Penn State Harrisburg used the long ball to roll to a 14-6 non-conference victory over Susquehanna on Tuesday afternoon. Kevin Lehner had another massive outing, recording his second multi-home run game in the last three days. Matt Parks also homered, while Maddux Ryan was the third player to go yard.
Penn State Harrisburg completed the three-game sweep of United East foe Penn State Berks with a pair of road victories on Sunday afternoon, March 26. The Lions won the opener 10-2 before closing things out with a 14-3 win in the final game of the weekend.
Penn State Harrisburg won the opening contest of a three-game weekend series at United East foe Penn State Berks by an 8-1 tally on Friday afternoon. Maddux Ryan homered and drove in five runs, while Fisher Druck earned the win on the mound after throwing six scoreless innings and striking out five.
Penn State Harrisburg overcame an early deficit before the bullpen locked things down in a 10-7 road victory at York (Pa.) on Tuesday afternoon. Dallas Hite and Maddux Ryan each had three-hit outings, with Hite adding a home run, while relievers Simeon Davis, Caiden Ertter, and Joel Sneeringer combined to throw seven scoreless innings.
Penn State Harrisburg put up double-digit run totals in each of a pair of sizeable victories on Saturday afternoon to complete the weekend sweep of United East foe Lancaster Bible.
Penn State Harrisburg used the long ball to overcome an early deficit and rally for a 5-4 win over United East foe Lancaster Bible in the team's conference opener on Friday afternoon. Dallas Hite had a massive day at the plate, hitting a pair of home runs, including the go-ahead blast in the eighth inning, to go along with a triple.
Dallas Hite joined former standout Bret Williams as the only players in program history to hit for the cycle as Penn State Harrisburg's baseball team slugged its way to a 16-12 victory at Virginia Wesleyan on Thursday afternoon, March 9.
Penn State Harrisburg used the right combination of stellar pitching, timely hitting, and opportunistic baserunning to come away with a 4-3 road victory over No. 15 Randolph-Macon on Wednesday afternoon. Josh Berzonski was excellent in three innings of relief, earning the win after allowing just one hit and striking out five straight batters across the game's final two frames.
Sweeping the day is always a goal before the first pitch. On Sunday sweeps were accomplished by the likes of Catholic, Knox, Lynchburg, Muhlenburg Stevenson and Utica. Wilmington and UW-Stevens Point both took two from two different teams.
The bats were out in full force for Penn State Harrisburg during the team's doubleheader sweep of Ferrum on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 26. The Lions earned a 17-10 victory in the opener before closing out the weekend with a 20-4 win in the nightcap.
Recent Penn State Harrisburg graduate Zach Gettys made his professional debut for the Frontier League's Empire State Greys on June 15, throwing one inning of relief and picking up the first strikeout of his professional career. He followed it up by tossing a scoreless seventh stanza and striking out two batters on Tuesday night, June 21.
Keystone and Harrisburg to play for new look United East title
May 06, 2024Keystone swept through the Skye division of the United East Conference as did Penn State Harrisburg in the Volt division. Both will meet next weekend for bragging rights and an auto bid to the NCAA Playoffs the following week.
